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Dalrymple Vineyards
Cave Block Chardonnay 2019
Dalrymple Vineyards
Cave Block Chardonnay 2019
750mL Bottle
Dalrymple Cave Block Chardonnay is a single site wine from the cool climes of our Pipers River vineyard. The Cave Block, known for its draining soils and steep slopes, yields low, intensely concentrated fruit.
The Details
Tasting Note
White floral aromas mingle with early season peach, honeysuckle, lime zest and fresh ginger complemented by hints of brioche and pine nuts. Fine natural acidity defines the Cave Block Chardonnay and accentuates the flavours of lifted white peach and ginger marmalade. Hints of flint and spice add an extra complexity as they combine with the fine texture and acidity, providing a deliciously fresh, lingering finish.
Best Enjoyed With
Greek chicken, farro, roasted carrots, onions and capsicum with lemon-yoghurt dressing and a sprinkle of currants and flaked almonds. Or fettuccine with yellow tomato sauce, zucchini, capers and grilled red capsicum.
Treatment
The fruit was meticulously handpicked before whole bunch pressing, and then placed into a mix of new and old French oak barriques and puncheons for 11 months. Winemaking included a parcel of wild fermentation, light lees contact and partial malolactic fermentation.
Vintage
2019
Varietal
Chardonnay
Region
Tasmania
Alcohol by Volume
13%
Winemaker
Peter Caldwell
Cellaring Recommendations
Careful cellaring will reward the imbiber for at least 10 years
Pack Size Options
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Accolades
It's very chardonnay
Oatmeal and crushed fennel notes play in with ripe peach and citrus. I wouldn’t call this chardonnay intense and yet it has body and, too, a fair bit going on. It’s very chardonnay, so to speak. Fruit and oak in harmony with a good acid line.
Campbell Mattinson
Lovely wine
One of the leading vineyards in Northern Tasmania. This is a very low yielding site which contributes to wines of tremendous depth and power. The fruit is all handpicked and whole bunch pressed to a mix of old and new French oak barriques and puncheons for about 11 months. Getting the combination of oaks just right is so important and, in this case, it’s been nailed. It’s typically linear and has just a touch of struck match minerality that sets it off brilliantly. Lovely wine.
Ray Jordan
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